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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Paul Smith" <mrpaulsmith600@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrpaulsmith1972@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 17:29:53 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,
DEAR FRIEND,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF IT'S BEING VERY CONFIDENTIAL.
I AM MR PAUL SMITH, A DIRECTOR WITH THE BOND BANK OF NIGERIA (B.B.N) PLC
LAGOS. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND
REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE
TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM
CONFIDENCE.
THE PROPOSITION
AN AMERICAN, LATE ENGINEER CHARLES FREDRICK, AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A
GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT, BANKED WITH US HERE AT BOND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS, AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$15,000,000,000:00 MILLION (FIRTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH THE BANK NOW QUESTIONABLE EXPECT TO BE
CLAIMED BY CHARLES'S NEXT OF KIN OR ALTERNATIVELY, BE DONATED TO A
DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNINATIONS AT A MILITARY WAR COLLEGE
HERE IN NIGERIA. FERVENT EFFORTS BEING MADE BY THE BOND BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE CHARLES'S FAMILY HAS PROVED ABORTIVE. THIS
IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE LATE.
ENGINEER CHARLES'S NEXT OF KIN (HE HAS NO WIFE OR CHILDREN) THAT THE
MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, RETIRED MAJOR-GENERAL KALU IKE KALU, THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE
FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED UNCLAIMED AND SUBSEQUENTLY, BE DONATED TO THE
TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNATION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE CAUSE OF WAR IN
AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.
IN OTHER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUST COLLEAGUES AND
I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STANDING AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE.
ENGINEER CHARLES'S, SO THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED AND PAYED TO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOFS TO ENABLE YOU GET THE FUNDS
WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND MORESO RE-ASSURING YOU OF A 100% RISK FREE
INVOLVEMENT. YOU WILL GET A NEGOTIABLE PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY FOR
ASSISTING US IN THIS DEAL. WE SHALL ALSO MAP OUT A PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY
TO TAKE CARE OF INCCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THE
TRANSACTION. 30% WILL BE FOR YOU,10 WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSENCE THAT WHEN
COME ON OUR WAY, THAN 60 WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLUGES
IF THIS PROPOSAL OKAY BY YOU, AND ASSURE US THAT YOU WILL NOT TAKE UNDUE
ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST WE HOPE TO BESTOWE ON YOU AND YOUR COMPANY, KINDLY
GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY VIA, E-MAIL
FURNISH ME WITH YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE,FAX NUMBERS, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND
EXCLUSIVE BANKING COORDINATES SO THAT I CAN USE THESE INFORMATION TO APPLY
FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOUR.
IF NOT INTERESTED PLEASE KEEP IT VERY CONFIDENTIAL.
THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR CO-OPERATION.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.PAUL SMITH
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